Austrian Presidency of the Danube strategy organised the ๐ญ๐ฏ๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป onย 20-21 June 2024 in Vienna, Austria. Motto of the Forum: โCooperation in the Danube Region: Now more than ever! Shaping transformation, creating opportunitiesโ.ย The Annual Forum provided a platform for all stakeholders of the Region and beyond to discuss challenges ahead, work on joint solutions, and create visions for a prosperous future. Program of the Forum is here.
Within the Forum programme, PA4 organised the parallel session 5: Is the water clean and passable enough for fish to survive?
The session aimed to emphasise the importance of fish conservation, the maintenance of water quality and connectivity restoration including projectsโ achievements in the Danube River, particularly focusing on migratory fish species, including sturgeons as the Danube flagship species. ย Except of presentations and short discussion, participants saw a short video on the negative human impacts on the living conditions of migratory fish.
Presentations of the PA4 session:
Martin Miลกรญk, Association of Bratislava boating clubs